Economy

California is moving toward becoming the first state to fine companies that fail to have women on their boards of directors.

California now has more payday lenders than it does McDonald’s. While some states have restricted their operations, California's Legislature keeps burying bills that aim to crack down on predatory lending.

California schools may need to use over half of all their new money to cover growing pension obligations—prompting some districts to predict deficits and many to begin cutting programs, reducing staff or drawing down reserves.

California's skyrocketing housing costs have created a harsh new reality for refugees on the ground, many of whom are going to extraordinary lengths just to afford rent.

California Democrats have either concocted a clever way to thwart the Trump administration’s tax plan by gaming the tax credit programs, or they're engaging in magical thinking.

Democratic legislators said today they’ve settled their differences on net neutrality in California, advancing bills that, if passed, would create the most far-reaching internet regulation since the federal government abandoned its Obama-era regulations.

Nowhere is California's homelessness crisis more evident than here, where some 2,000 people hunker down for the night on sleeping pads, cardboard, or nothing.

California has been a national leader in the effort to expand health care coverage, but some advocates say this year’s state budget marks a step backward in the quest to reduce and ultimately eliminate the number of uninsured people.

As California struggles to confront a crisis of homelessness, these numbers help illuminate the depth and breadth of the problem.

The state's new budget weighs in at a record-setting $201 billion. Here are the highlights.